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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Curriculum Choices as the school year begins . . .

I have been mulling over curriculum choices and looking through resources to try and determine the very best plan of action for our 2014/2015 school year for several weeks now. For the first time ever, I have only two students at Long Leaf Academy. The Princess is beginning the 8th Grade and the Eagle Scout is beginning the 10th Grade. We've spent the last four years working through an entire curriculum's cycle and now that it has come to an end, it's hard for me to narrow down what I want the focus to be on for this year.

I think I have finally decided upon the following: (Learning together unless otherwise noted)

I know that there will be additional resources added to this list, but this is where we begin. I'm leaving myself some wiggle room for review items and for delight-directed learning like the Horsing Around Unit Study. This is quite an extensive list, but keep in mind we don't do every subject every day. Some things follow a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule, some follow a Tuesday/Thursday schedule, and others might just be once a week or so. I'm excited and I think it's going to be a great year.

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Hello & Welcome!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I am blessed with a 27-year marriage to my MainMost and we have four sweet McBlessings — three lovely Princesses and a Warrior! (Plus two wonderful sons-in-law). GOD has been so gracious to us! I totally rely on HIS Mercy and Love because I am a failure with a FATHER who loves me.
I am a homeschooling mom and we stay much busier than we should. You’ll most likely find us traveling the roads between Home, Church, Girl Scouts, Soccer, and FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics. We love playing games (Phase 10, anyone?) and watching movies and hanging out together. We have been on mission trips to Guatemala, Mexico, and Southeast Asia and KNOW that GOD has BIG PLANS for us.
It is my prayer that we follow HIS PLAN — PLAN A — and not get stuck in Plan B because we failed to listen to DADDY.